By 1840 about 2,000 Europeans, mainly British, had come to settle in New Zealand and the Maori signed an agreement with these settlers.
截止1840年已有約2，000名歐洲人，其中大部分是英國人，到新西蘭定居，毛利人與這些移居者簽訂了一個協議。
高三英語課文 Unit 19 New Zealand

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settle ['s?tl] 詞頻1 詞根: 坐下
vt. 解決;安排;使定居;使沉淀; vi. 下沉;定居; n. 高背長靠椅;
?? set安置好+tle表動詞 → 固定；安居
"Attempts are being made to settle the dispute by diplomatic means."
正在努力通過外交途徑解決爭端。
近義：resolve, solve, bridge, crack, decide, determine
agreement [?'grim?nt] 詞頻2 詞根: grat
n. 協定，協議;同意，一致;合同書;（詞之間性、數、人稱方面與…）一致;
?? agree同意+ment名詞后綴 →協議；一致
"The agreement was declared void ab initio."
此協議自一開始就被宣布無效。
近義：arrangement, negotiation, pact, bargain, settlement, treaty 反義：incoherence, incomprehension, inharmony, nonapproval, nonconformity, bafflement
mainly ['menli] 詞頻2
adv. 大部分地;主要地;基本上;
"The committee is composed mainly of lawyers."
委員會主要由律師組成。
近義：largely, mostly, predominantly, preponderantly, primarily, principally
British ['br?t??] 詞頻1
adj. 不列顛的;英國的;英國人的;英國英語的; n. （總稱）英國人;英國英語;
"His deeds went down in the annals of British history."
他的事跡已載入英國史冊。
近義：britannic, briton
come [k?m] 詞頻1
vi. 來;開始;出現;發生; vt. 做;裝扮…的樣子;將滿（…歲）; int. 嗨！;
"The time has come for action if these beautiful animals are to survive."
若要使這些美麗的動物能生存下去，現在就要行動起來。
近義：impersonate, perform, personify, portray, represent, stage 反義：leave, absquatulate, retire, retreat, scat, split

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